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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-08-04
An Old Indian Legend.

The great contest between the Creek
and Cherokee Indians, which was finally
settled by the grand council Of the famous
''Seven Stumps," in old Tallapoosa, was
over the possession of this immediate
section, which was then known to bo
fich in gold and gave to tho river its
name, lsTallapoosa,' meaning ''yeilow
sand" It is said that famous .snod-
icine man" Of the Cherokees discovered
wonderfully rich mine within four
miles of the ''Seven Stumps,'' and after
the territory was decided by the council
to belong to the Greeks, he persistently
refused to make known its exact loca-
ton, Old men who were here when
the Indians were gathered up and car
ried away say that the older Indians
vaguely limited at wealth beneath the
earth's surface, but carefully kept the
secret Of its location-the medicine
men," or prophets, claiming to have ii
from the Great Spirit that their descend
ants would finally return to posses this
land again, and the earth would keep
hex great treasure house locked until
their return.-Tallapoosa (Ga.) journal,
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TERMS OF CREDIT.
The Time Allowed by the Various Coun-
tries of the World.


The following data regarding the terms
of credit allowed in various countries are
derived from reports of United States
consuls published by the government:
In Australia credit Of six months is
generally allowed.
In France four months acceptance
is required to be sent in settlement of the
invoice.
In Ealy but Little credit business is
done and none without good security
being given.
In Asia Miner credit of but two or
three weeks is In most cases all that is
allowed.
IN Cuba the time fixed for payment is
generally from four to five months after
delivery Of tie goods.
In the Bermudas accounts are settled
but once a year. The 30th of June is the
day usually fixed for the payments.
In England a payment of the price of
the goods delivered is required at the end
of three months, dating from the day Of
shipment.
In Austria it IS scarcely possible to do
business without allowing a very long
credit, which is nearly always one of six
months.
In Spain four-fifths of the transactions
are done on a cash basis, wilhelm Portu-
gal great Gberality is shown and quite a
long credit is usually allowed.
In Turkey even objects of prime neces-
sity are sold ON credit, and In this coun-
try, as well as in Russia, the time al
lowed is in most cases twelve months.
Tn, Chino 20 10 or;r-
credit. Money is obtained from lenders,
who exactan interest of from to 1s per
cent. Business is nearly always con-
Quoted upon a cash basis.
In Canada settlements are made at the
end of thirty days, with discount of
per cent. Sometimes a credit of from
three to six months is allowed, but in this
case there is no discount granted upon
payment of the account.
The consul general of the United States
at Rio states that one of the greatest
| drawbacks TO commercial intercourse
with 3razn resides ia the necessity of al
| lowing too long a credit. At Rio jan
| eiro, as In Buenos Ayres, the minimum
credit is six months and often more.
1t appears that in Germany the credit
system is very widespread, and that the
time allowed purchasers to settle them
accounts is generally much longer than
in France and England. Nearly every
commercial and manufacturing branch
of business has its own particular terms
of credit, and there is no uniformity ii
this respect.
In Mexico the large commercial houses
willingly give credit of from six to eight
months, and in the retail trade LONG
terms are given customers in which tt
settle their accounts. In Costa Rica 6
| credit of from six to twelve months 4
| given in case Of merchandise imported
from Europe, In order that the goods
may be easily and quickly disposed Of
But since this system of credit has Otter
led TO losses it is now being given up
Philadelphia Call.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-08-04

The island Of Johanna, Comoro Islands,
has so>e very peculiar customs. The
natives are jet black, but neat and clean.
Girls after marriage are not allowed out
on the streets at AL and can see no one
but their husbands. Rich men are al
poor man gets poorer he can sell half
share in his wife for so much money,
formulated by law. A native belle be-
fore her marriage makes fine display
on the fashionable streets of Johanna in
this rig: A red calico Mother Hubbard
gown, printed with pattern of banana
leaves, reaching to her knees; no shoes
nor stockings, and for headgear wide
trimmed, blue china teacup, worn with
| the handle ON one side for convenience in
taking off-BOStOn Journal
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-08-04

The state of decay into which the
tombs of ex-Presidents Harrison and
Madison and a number of other men who
achieved political distinction have fallen
has caused correspondent of The New
OrleaQs Times-D Democrat to suggest that
:, --1A-A-
henceforth all presIUenUs anu vIce-presl-
dents be asked to direct that their bodies
be cremated, and that 'two large and
elegant vases be placed in the house of
representatives, say on either side of the
speakers chair. One of these vases
should be a receptacle for the presidents,
the other for the vice-presidents. If by
popular desire the ashes of distin-
guished general or admiral were thrown
in, cannot see that it would do any
harm. Indeed, the presence in these
urns, the writer thinks, of the ashes of
those who had served their country in
this high capacity, and the knowledge
that they were minghng regardless of
political differences. would do much to
soften the rancor of partisanship and
prevent those bitter recriminations which
sometimes retract from the dignity of
that honorable body. New York Post.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-08-04

A young tiger met an old one and said,
- got hold OF man today whose upper
parts were so tasteless and his neither
parts so sour that, hungry as I was,
left him in disgust. I wonder what scrt
Of man this could be?' "a student
who has had to buy his degree, was the
reply
The lord of hades considered a certain
spirit to have been a great sinner indeed,
so he adiudged that he should re-enter
the world to become a poor scholar with
five children. ''Is not that rather light
punishment" demonstrated an angel.
No." said his eminence. ''The five
hungry children viii soon drive him
mad
Chang yand Chung mutually agreed to
start brewery. Said Chang to Chung.
''You supply the rice and I will furnish
the water" But, queried Chung, eff
the profits are divided accordingly to the
capital embarked, I am afraid it will be
difficult to apportion your share. - ''Oh,
I'm not afraid. . said Chang; "when the
brew is over, give me the water; you can
have the remainder,
A man was seized by a tiger. The vic
TINS son took his bow and pursued.
Hit him in the leg" cried the father,
''else you'll spoil the market value of the
skin.
A bibulous individual, on entering a
restaurant, noticed that the wine cups
weFe small. After seating himself, he
gave vent to a most demmiacal series of
howls and groans. "What is the matterp'
asked the startled landlord. :-Ah, - an
swered the man, ''Tny father, hale,
hearty man, met his death at a friends
table by accidentally swallowing small
wine cup; SO, Whenevar see sin1lar ones,
the memory of the sad event operco,nes
mo-" 1t is needless to add that the cup
was replaced by a larger one.
A bard dftnkef dreamed that he had
become possessed Of a bottle Of genuine
stuff, but, determined to enjoy 1t thor
oughly, he had begun to heat it. During
the heating process he awoke. "Hoo,
hoo, - he groaned. "If had known this
was going to happen would have drunk
it cold. "
A servant did not fill a guests cup to
the brim, The latter, holding 1T up, re-
marked: ''This cup is too Deep" and
broke piece off. "How is that?'' cried
the host. ''If the upper part can't hold
liquor, of what use Is it," was the smart
retort. Chinese Review.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-08-04
CLIPPINGS OF INTEREST.

A noted Washington mesmerist, writing TO
friend In that city from the city az Mexico,
says that ON April Is he had $500 house in
the city of Mexico, but as the interpreter got
frightened and did not adequately explain
things, the superstitious and ignorant audience
hew1ed for their money back and threatened
arrest, and the mesmerist left next morning
for "the statesn
man in a car on o Maine railroad thought
that he felt bug crawling ON his neck, and
grabbed for II. Then there was a scream, and
the nsan found hAnseR clutching the back
hair OF q woman who had been sitting behind
him with har back 10 lis.
A circus ticket seller earned lis ''salt" in
Philadelphia the other evealipg by selling
seats to 10000 persons in fifty inmates, feat
which involved the handling Of go tickets OF
S100 a minute.
Speckled trout served cold with lettuce and
Mayoanaise dressing is said by Boston man
" be worthy the attention Of those who know
good thing when they taste it, This dish is
particularly ,palatable along about midnight.
a Haverstraw woman, who believed there
was good luck" in having a bird fly in q
house, chased a canary bird in, and in doing
SO upset and broke a ten dollar looking glass.
1t is reported that quarry of the famous
"giallo antico," or yellow marble, used SO
much by the ancient Romans, has been dis
covered near ST. Genevieve, Mo.
The late John I. Raymond was an indcfat-
igabie collector of coins. His collection is
valuable, and will soon be sold at auction in
New York.
A bald-headed Italian and red headed ne
gro were among the curiosities In an Albany
police court few days ago.
The first sheet Of tin plato ever made in
this country was successfully manufactured
at Youngstown, o., last week.
Put into plain English, Kapiolani's nam,
signifies, "The dropping of the clouds from
heaven
Over 1S0 natural gas and oil companie,
have been organized in the state of Ohio dur
ing the past sixteen months.
The Baltimore park commissioners hav,
| just prohibited kissing in the public park un
der penalty of $40.
| New York is talking about an angry Sol
who wears mourning because his mother ha
| remaNied.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-08-04

Talking about monuments, the enc to
Peter Cooper recalls the fact that the in
stitute has been entirely rebuilt from reof
to foundation, except the shell, by re-
building parts at time to preserve the
skeleton of the former structure in the
air while new flesh and blood were being
effected. The fact is thought to have
been a remarkable one. II cost $500, 900,
and with 5000, 900 more added 10 the en-
dowment fund, represents the unheralded
liberality of the Cooper family-Edward
Cooper and Sarah Cooper Hewitt, the
wife of the mayor. Brooklyn Eagle.
The deer park at Mount Vernon is to
be restored exactly as it was in the time
of Washington.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-08-04

Mr.. John Ripple, who died in ogle, Pa.
recently, at the age of 81 years, was q noted
citizen of the place, where he was best known
as ''0ld Johnny Ripple" Large stories are
told of his strength and agility. 1t is sa!d
that when he was in his prime he could kick
tinware from store ceiling steven feet above
the floor, Once. when rafting on the Monon-
gahela river, the raft was wrecked and he
escaped by jumping over twenty feet to a
rock, from which lie was rescued. I.e would
place four and five hogsheads III row, jump
cut of the first into the second, and SO on to
the last, then jump backward to the first,
with apparent ease. New York Sun.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-08-04

A veteran Boston fireman. h bis anxiety t.
make record tho other NIGHT, naunted hi.
earxfsge upon hearing an afsm and drove Il
the fire, utterly ignorant OF the fact that IN
his hasto he had forgotten te put on either
pontaloons or boots AS his carriage ilew
along the street a wag shouted: @Save me
mother, the Indians are after me- but still he
Grove on. Upon arriving at the fire, say.
Rhe Herald, 1t was laughable to SEQ the way
be chung to his carriage, wrapped In hi,
blanket, and it win be q long while before he
hears the last OF 1t from his fellow firemen. :,
Chicago Times
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-08-04
An Afaessorss Calculation.

There Is a Certain township assessor who
valued a tract of ten acres for taxation at
81 ,OOe. The valuation had not been changed
for a score Of years. At length one acre was
sold to a stranger for 81 600. The following
year the assessor valued the single acre at
81, 600 and the nine acres which remained in
the original holders possession wero valued
at e9a0. The assessor claimed that the one
acre plot being then sold for $1,000 he was
required to value N at that SUN, but that the
mine acre plot having been diminished by
one-tenth should be valued at one-tenth less.
Trenton Emporium.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-08-04
TURPENTINE FARMING.
The Extent of the Crops-When the
Season Commences.

Finding myself in the pine region of
southeast Georgia, and thinking that
some information on the subject above
named may not prove uninteresting to
your readers, / will endeavor to tell them
that which has been impaired to me by
those thoroughly eonversant with the
whole business. A turpentine farm con-
sists of from five to forty crops Of 10000
boxes each. The work is sometimes
carried on by the owners Of the forests
themselves: again, the trees are leased
out for certain number of years, two
OF three being about the limit. Negro
labor is principally employed IN This sec
tiou.
The work commences in November,
when the boxing OF the tree begiRe. The
boxes, which are cut sloping back into
the trees about foot from the ground,
measure three inches back at the bot
tom, four inches deep and about seven
teen inches in length. In March they
are cornered; that is, chip is taken off
ON both sides just above the ends of
the boxes. Next the faces for dripping
are cut Y shape between and above the
places Clipped. The number of faces on
each tree depends upon its size, varying
from one to three. Besides the original
cutting Of the faces, the trees are hacked
once week during the dripping season
with peculiarly shaped knife suited to
the purpose. The hacking increases the
length of the faces, as one or two inches
of the bark are taken off above each time.
The dripping of the crude into barrels
begins about the middle Of March, and
the boxes are emptied seven or eight
times during the season. They hold
from one TO two quarts each, and from
10000 boxes 210 barrels is considered a
fair, and $50 barrels a fine yield. The
first years dripping is called virgin, :"
the second ''yearling' and all after "old
stuff. " From eight barrels of crude they
get two of spirits of turpentine and five
to five and a half of resin. Of the latter
there are several grades: w. W., water
white;" w. c., window glass; NJ,
next highest, and so on up the alphabet
but down in quality, to A, the letter J
being omitted. The first drippings, IL
not scorched in boiling, make beautifully
white transparent resin; hence the name
'watef white" The crude producing
this can never be obtained from trees
after the first month running; that for
W. c., "window glass" possibly into
July or August.-Cor. Popular Science
BTOo+bly
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-08-04

Some recent experiments with cleo
trical motors for street cars are interest
ing to those who have horses to sell. In
Philadelphia the cost for the propulsion
of loaded street car, sixteen hours a
day, is put at SLIGO by the new motor
In New York an electrical company
offers 10 guarantee that cars by Its sys-
TEN will not cost more than S4.1 per
day, running ninety miles in that time
and carrying all the passengers that can
be crowded into them. The average cost
Of the same service with horses is $3.50.
1t viii probably be some time before the
horses on all the lines are displaced by
electrical motors. Boston Budget.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-08-04

The garbage crematory at Wheeling
w. Va, has been completed, and is said
to have stood the tests which have been
applied, to the satisfaction of the authori-
ties. Pittsburg, Pa, is Also endeavoring
to solve the difficult problem of the dis
posal of garbage, and has advertised for
bids to construct furnaces. The Medical
and Surgical Reporter regrets that the
Milwaukee, Wis, authorities have de-
cided TO remove the garbage of that city
to tie oountry, and there bury it in the
ground. Such a method of disposal it
considers at the best unsanitary and but
a temporary relief. New York Post.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-08-04
The beauty BIZ DAYLIGHT.

1t was stated that Mrs. Langtry had had
her hair cut in boy fashion. preliminary to
adopting a course Of treatment that would
impart a uniform color TO it. In daylight her
admirers noticed that there were strands of q
dark gold hue intermingied with tresses that
were almost raven black, and the knowledge
appeared to make some of them waver in
their allegiance to the English woman. An
acquaintance thinks that Mrs, Iangtry has
shown herself before gaslights altogether toe
indiscriminately Of late, and swears that on
one occasion the tiny breaks In what ap
peared to be enamel were quite noticeable
New York Sun.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-08-04
Tho Derby's i.insrans Photographers.

Tho wandering photographer is alse
feature Of the Derby. All of those happy
lunching parties welcome the photog-
rapher. Those who are on the coaches
are generally people to whom the Derby
is novelty, and as necessary conse-
euence they are delighted to take home
with them some permanent souvenir of
their new experience, The photogra-
pher, therefore, does thriving business.
The style Of picture taken by him is
what is called with Us tin type, which is
taken in any one of the galleries for Is
OF % cents. at the Derby each picture
costs half crown, or about G2 1-12 cents
of our money!. G. Crawford in New
York World.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-08-04

More than thirty years ago a young girl
was in the act of placing pitcher ON post
which stands near the South Carolina rail
way. five miles from Aiken, when she was
struck dead by lightning, Ever since tan
tragic occurrence the pitcher has remained
on the post, safe by superstition from the
touch OF negroes, who believe that the arm
which touches il viii be paralysed Storms
and cyclones and earthquakes have not dis
placed 10, although the post which holfls u is
fast crnsaka kaing wtpa decay. Chicago 1Smss,
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-08-04
Trichinfasis in Italy.

TrichinB has been discovered in a
human body which was being prepared
for anatomical demonstration at the Uni
versity Of Camerino. The man had lived
for many years in q neighboring COM
mune and died without the presence of
the trichin@ being suspected. Peculiar
interest attaches to the case, for the rea-
son that it is said to be the first case Of
trichiniasis ever observed in Italy.-Chi-
cago News.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-08-04

when the crowd was immense, Sir Edward
Thornton and Lord George Montague, the
last son of the Duke of Manchester, tried 30
make their way into the blue room along
with the general crowd. The policeman on
duty waved them back.
"Do you know, sir" said Sir Edward, in bis
most important manner, shat am Sir Ed
ward Thorntons"
"And l." said Lord George, who was q
meek, inoffensiva little fellow, @I am Lord
George Montague
"Go way" responded the policeman; "dont
tell me two such little grasshoppers as you
are Sir Edward Thornton and Lord George
Montague. Washington Letter.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-08-04
Jubilee Orchid Bouuet.

Orchid amateurs must be wild with
envy at the description of the jubilee or
child boquet sent to the queen at Buck
ingham palace. 1t is five feet high, of
globular shape, and is composed of the
rarest of orchids and orchid leaves alone.
Fifty spikes of each species are intro
duced, representing fifty years of the
queen s reign; orange red blooms twine
into the letters ''V. r. L." while a
golden variety forms a crown surmount-
ing the whole I3oquet. Chicago News.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-08-04

The city of Paris has accepted a copy
of Bartholdi's statue of Liberty En-
tightening the World" to buy which
Americans living in Paris had subscribed
$4,000 francs, and will have it put on the
island in the Seine named Grenelle, and
furnished with lighting apparatus at a
cost of 106, 900 francs, which includes
the expense of many improvements and
decorations of the island.-New York
Commercial Advertiser.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-08-04

Yankee lawyer has written TO The regis
ter of eeds of Chowan county that a client
Of his has the record book of equity of that
County for the period between 1888 and l795;
that it had been taken from the Office during
the late war, and that he will restore it for
800. What ought TO be done with such a
fellow;-Raleigh IN. c. News
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-08-04
Waiting for the Steamers.

Sixty-five thousand psysons, now residents
of Europe, hold tickets for sAinerica, and are
only waiting for the steamers 10 bring them
over. Europe has many great statesmen, but
they dont appear to know how to make life
worth living for their fellow countrymen.-~
Boston Globe.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-08-04

An elevator with a capacity of 100000
bushels was recently built in Chicago,
from foundation to rooftree, in fourteen
days
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-08-04

The Cathedral Ten of Heaven Needed
by AIi-Dr. Talmage VIII Visit All of
His Friends in Heaven--'I Give Them
Fair Notice."
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-02
Incorporated.

Articles of incorporation were filed
in the County Clerks Office yesterday
by the Pacific Electric Railroad Com
pany. The purposes for which the
company is formed are to construct,
operate and maintain an electric road i,
telegraph or telephone lines, COM
mencing at the Santa Fe depot, along
Santa Fe avenue to Georgia street !;
along Georgia street to Alameda
street; thence to Fourth street, to
Spring, to Sixth, to Hill, to Eighth, to
Hope, to Eleventh, and along Elev-
enth street to the western boundary of
the city. The length of the road
to be four miles. The number of
directors to be five and those elected
for the first year are j. H. Book, L. N.
Breed, j. Frankenfield, G. Z. Day land
Hervey Lindley Of Los Angeles. The
capital stock to be $3.50, 900, in 25OO
shares OF 500 each, Of which $4,000 has
been subscribed.
Articles were also filed by the East
side Spring Water Campany. The
purposes of this company are to store
and develop water in East Los Ange-
les and do all other business neces-
sary to further the interests of the
company. The amount. OF capital
stock to be $3.50 900, in 2500 shares of
800 each, all of which has been sub
scribed.